Deaths during 2003 heatwave due to global warming - scientists
Source: RTE
Hundreds of deaths in the searing European heatwave of 2003 can be attributed to man-made climate change, according to scientists.
Researchers calculated that 506 out of 735 heat-related deaths recorded that summer in Paris - the hottest city - were due to global warming.
The impact of climate change was less severe in London, where 64 out of 315 deaths were blamed on man-made effects. Scientists arrived at the figures after combining climate model simulations of the 2003 heatwave with a health impact assessment.
They found that human-induced climate change increased the risk of heat-related deaths by around 70% in central Paris and 20% in London.The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, looked at the three summer months from June to August.
Read more: http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0708/801019-deaths-heatwave-global-warming/
